Since there isn't an effective cure for COVID-19 yet, medical researchers are trying several different treatments to help people, especially those who are critically ill. One of those treatments is ...

A 72-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe COVID-19 disease, 33 days after the onset of symptoms. She was suffering a prolonged deteriorating illness, with severe pneumonia and a high risk of ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Eight COVID-19 patients at Lakeland Regional Health have been given one unit of convalescent plasma as part of a nationwide Mayo Clinic trial to learn whether transfusions ...

One study conducted at Texas hospitals recently showed convalescent plasma transfusions led to clinical improvement or hospital discharge in 76 percent of coronavirus patients. The study involved 25 ...

NHS Blood and Transplant, Queen Mary University London, and Barts Health NHS Trust have collaborated on a new study published in the journal Critical Care. The study recruited 909 major traumatic ...

A Mayo Clinic study released this week found that plasma treatment is safe for COVID-19 patients. St. Luke's hospital and Essentia Health in Duluth participated in the study, which followed a diverse ...

NBC News reported Thursday that researchers delayed studying the effects of coronavirus patients receiving convalescent plasma in favor of hydroxychloroquine, the drug repeatedly promoted by President ...

The Denver Zoo released a video of Dobby getting the infusion. — -- A newborn giraffe is recovering after undergoing a plasma infusion to bolster his immune system. The giraffe, named Dobby, was ...

PBCFR is using a cutting-edge medical protocol: administering plasma to critically injured patients before they ever reach ...

Background. Ebola virus (EBOV) neutralizing antibody in plasma may reduce viral load following administration of plasma to patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD), but measurement of these antibodies ...